Lawn-swing



G. H. BUGENHAGEN.

LAWN SWING.

APPLLCATION FILED OCT. :3. 19m.

JVVENTOR QMBW QMAQ Q ATTORNEYS GEORGE HERMAN BUGENHAGEN, OF MINOT, NORTHDAKOTA.

LAWN-SWING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

Application filed October 13, 1919. Serial No. 330,278.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen H. EUGEN- IIAGEN,a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Minot, inthe county of Ward and State of North Dakota, have invented new anduseful Improvement in provide a swing of the type described, in

which the swinging portion is suspended directly from supporting legs insuch a manner as to permit the occupant or operator of the swing to passbetween the legs without any danger of interfering therewith.

A further object of my invention is to provide a modified form of thedevice, in which the swinging portion may be suspended directly from theceiling, such as a porch ceilin Other objects and advantages will appearin the following specification, and the novel features of the inventionwill be particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming partof this invention, in which Figure l is a perspective view of the swing,showing one embodiment of my in vention, and i Fig. 2 is a detailedview, showing a por tion of a modified form of the device.

In carrying out my invention, I provide four supporting posts or legs 8,at, 5 and 6 respectively. These posts or legs are arranged in pairs, asshown, the posts 3 and 4-. being secured at their tops to a bar 7, theposts and 6 being secured at the opposite end of the bar 7, as shown.Crossed brace members 8 and 9 are secured to the supporting posts 1 and5 respectively, the upper end of the brace members being secured to theends of the bar 7. Similar crossed braces 10 and 11 are secured to thesupport- -the swinging portion.

ing posts 3 and 6 respectively at their lower ends, and at their upperends to the bar 7. The braces 8 and 9 are secured together at 12, whilethe braces 10 and 11 are secured together at 13.

The carrier is formed by two parallel side pieces 14 and 15 bearingseats 16 which may be arranged in tandem or facing one another. Thecarrier thus formed is pivot ally suspended at its ends by means ofsuspension bars 17 and 18, the suspension bars at one end of the carrierbeing suspended from a rod 19 extending through the posts or supports 3and 1, and the suspension bars at the opposite end being suspended froma rod 20 carried by the posts or supports 5 and 6. Strengthening braces21 are provided near the upper ends of the suspension bars 17 and 18.

One set of suspension bars is extended be low the pivotal connection 22with the carrier frame. To the end of these extended suspension bars ispivotally connected a pair of propulsion bars 23 and 24. The latter haveconnected with them at one or more points levers 25. These levers areformed by sepa rate pieces which are connected with the carrier frame.At the upper end of the levers'is a cross rod 26 which forms anoperating handle, while at the lower ends are slats 27 which form footrests for the occupant of the swing.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. The op erator 28, seated inthe carrier with his hands on the bar 26 and his feet on the foot rest29, pulls the handle 26 toward him and pushes with his feet. This tendsto apply a force tothe suspension bars 17 and 18 to swing themoutwardly. At the end of the upward movement the operator pushes on thebar 26, tending to propel the swing in the opposite direction. Byalternately pushing and pulling. the swing acquires a greater movement.

It will be seen that the device described 2 herein is an improvement onmy prior device in that fewer parts are required, and also greaterclearance is provided around 7 The slats 27 offer protection to theoperator of the swing, should his feet slip off from the main or centralfoot rest 29.

In order to provide for leg length adjustment for the operator, openings30 are provided in the operating levers, by means of which the pivotalpoint of suspension of the levers from the carrier frame may beadjusted.

The swing, as described, may be used without the supporting posts, as,for instance, when it is used as a porch swing. In this instance, thesuspension members 17 and 18 are secured by means of screw eyes 31, orin any other suitable manner, to the ceiling 32 of the porch, as shownin Fig. 2.

In both forms of the device it will be noted that the occupant of theswing may pass between the two hangers l7 and 18 at each end of thecarrier when swinging high, whereas, if only a single hanger were usedat each end of the carrier, the occupant would be caught between thehangers and the carrier at the extreme ends of move ment of the swing.

I claim:

1. A lawn swing having rigid supporting posts, said posts being arrangedin converging pairs, means for rigidly connecting said posts togethen acarrier, suspension bars connected to said carrier at one end and tosaid supporting posts at the other end, certain of said suspension barsbeing extended below the carrier, a lever adjustably and pivotallyconnected to said carrier intermediate its length, and means engagingthe lower endof said lever and the last named suspension. bars forcooperating with said lever in causing the oscillation of the swing.

2. A lawn swing having four supporting posts, said posts being arrangedin pairs, the posts of each pair converging toward one another and onepair of posts converging toward the other pair, nieans rigidlyconnecting said converging posts together, a carrier, suspension barspivotally secured to the carrier at one end and pivotally secured to thesupporting posts at the other, certain oi said suspension bars beingextended below the carrier, and means pivotally secured to the lowerendsot said extended suspension bars and pivotally and adjustablysecured to said carrier intermediate the length of the latter forcausing the oscillation of the swing.

3. A lawn swing having tour inclined converging posts, an upper bar,means for rigidly connecting said supporting posts in pairs at the endsof said bar, crossed braces extending between the sri nporting posts ctopposite pairs, a carrier composed of a pair of horizontally disposedparallel sidebars connected at their ends by cross rods, four suspensionbars arranged in pairs, the bars of each pair having their upper endspivoted between a pair of said supporting posts and having pivotalconnection *ith said carrier, the bars of one pair having their lowerends connected with the outer sides of the side bars of the carrier atone end of the latter, while the bars of the other pair are connected ata spaced distance from their lower ends with the opposite end of thecarrier, said last named pair of spacing bars being longer than thefirst named pair to insure the can rier being maintained in horizontalposition when at rest, lever comprising upright side bars adji'istablyand pivotally connected intermediate their length with the side bars oisaid carrier and a hand bar connectingthe upper ends of said uprightside bars. and means engaging the lower end of said ex:- tended suspenion bars and the lower ends of said. lever bars for cooperating with thelatter to occasion the oscillation oi the swing.

-l-. A lawn swing having four incliuei'l couverging posts, an upper bar,means for rigidly connecting said supporting i osts in pairs at the endsof said oar, crossed braces extending between the supporting posts ofopposite pairs. a carrier composed. of a pair of horizontally disposedparallel side bars connected at their ends by cross rods, foursuspension bars arranged in pairs, the bars of each pair having theirupper ends pivoted between a pair of said supporting posts and havingpivotal connection with said carrier, the bars of one pair having theirlower ends connected with the outer sides oi the side bars of thecarrier at one end of the latter, while the bars of the other pair areconnected at a spaced distance from their lower ends with the oppositeend oi the carrier, said last named pair of spacing bars being longerthan the first named pair to insure the carrier being maintained inhorizontal position when at rest. a lever comprising upright side barsadj ustably and pivotally connected internied iatc their length with theside bars of said carrier and a hand bar connecting the upper ends ofsaid upright side bars, seats mounted in the carrier at each side of thelever, and means engaging the lower ends of said extended suslfiensionbars and the lower ends of said lever bars for cooperating with thelatter to occasion the oscillation oil the swing, said last named meanscomprising side bars having footrests secured therebetween.

GEORGE HERMAN BUGENHAGEN.

